Most employers now use social networking sites to screen job candidates with almost half claming that what they had viewed on such sites had caused them to think twice about hiring a candidate, according to a recent survey survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk.

The survey of more than 450 employers found that 53% used social networking sites to research job candidates, while 12% plan to do so.

Around 43% of employers said what they had seen on social networking sites had caused them not to hire the employment candidate.

We were talking here recently about a jobseeker having a second Facebook profile to be used for giving to potential employers...I think if people really want to look at your profile that's the way to do it.